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A special relationship between Austria and the Western Balkans?

Di Peter Burgstaller/ Diplomatische Akademie Wien - Opera propria, CC BY-SA 3.0

For centuries Slovenia, parts of Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro were part of the Habsburg Empire. Bosnia and Herzegovina was administered by Vienna for several decades between the end of the 19th century and World War I. What remains of these historical ties in Austrian foreign policy today? We discussed this with Florian Bieber, director of… Continue reading A special relationship between Austria and the Western Balkans?

The lessons we can learn from the Habsburg Empire

Vienna, Austria: View of Upper Belvedere in Christmas decorations at Christmas Eve

Pieter M. Judson holds the Chair in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century History at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy). He is the author of “The Habsburg Empire: A New History”, published in 2016 and so far translated in 12 languages. We asked him what perception Europeans have of this “extinguished country” and what lessons… Continue reading The lessons we can learn from the Habsburg Empire

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